Past-President

Guy R. Croteau, LICSW, CGP

After 20 years working in Information Technology, Guy Croteau, LICSW, CGP became a therapist after graduating Boston University in 2001. He's been in Private Practice since 2014 and previously worked at Fenway Health for 8 years where he led a number of gay men's groups and other groups for those with chronic mental health issues. Guy joined NSGP in 2011 following the completion of the Principles Course. He then served on the Executive Board as Treasurer for 2 consecutive terms (2016-2020). He believes that NSGP has a dynamic and integral role to play in the professional lives of those who facilitate groups in any setting. He also strongly advocates for NSGP's growth in areas of diversity, inclusion and equity and looks forward to helping lead NSGP to become a more welcoming organization to all who want to participate.

Treasurer

Jennifer Ruiz, MD, CGP, AGPA-F

Board profile coming soon. 

Secretary

Samantha Dorian, MDiv, MA

Samantha Dorian works in Providence, RI & Boston, MA. She is a candidate in the Clinical Doctoral Program in Psychoanalysis at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis (BGSP) in Brookline, MA. She is a visual artist, a meditation teacher, and currently building her private practice while developing new groups as well as starting her foundation: SculptYourMind™ She sees adults, couples and runs workshops and facilitates groups. Samantha is experienced in conflict resolution, inter-religious dialogue and group dynamics; training she received at Harvard. As a meditation instructor as well as a group leader, she often works with people suffering from extreme states of psychosis. However, presently, she teaches meditation for the ILD Collaborative, for those suffering from lung disease. Samantha’s involvement with NSGP began when she attended her conference in 2019 after working with a group leader at the VA in Middletown, RI who had trained at NSGP. Samantha knows the benefits of group work are profound and long lasting. She firmly believes that groups provide the best possible experience to allow the shifts necessary for healing to occur when thoughts and feelings are put to language. The magic of words can transform the inner landscape.

Corey J Flanders, LMHC, MA, CGP

Corey Flanders is a mental health counselor and certified group psychotherapist with a private practice in Providence, RI. He began attending the NSGP annual conference in 2015 and absolutely loved the experiential components of group training. He went on to complete the Principles Course and the Experience Group at NSGP. He looks to expand his involvement with the NSGP community while building interest in group psychotherapy generally in Rhode Island. He is currently training at the Center for Group Studies in New York and leads a vibrant training group for therapists as well as a men’s group and a mixed gender process group.

Anaïs Lugo-Guercio, OT

Anaïs Lugo-Guercio, MS, OTR/L is an occupational therapist who works in mental health in the community-based and inpatient settings. Her focus is to help people feel empowered through groups and building spaces together. She is co-chair of the Mentorship Committee.